Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE PHOENIX GARDEN

To provide and maintain (or assist in the provision and maintenance of) public gardens and open spaces for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Covent Garden and others, in the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving conditions of life for the said inhabitants and others and to create and maintain suitable habitats to support and encourage wildlife.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£124	£80	£44	n/a
31/03/22		£108	£40	£69	n/a
31/03/21	*	£77	£68	£9	n/a
31/03/20		£60	£36	£24	n/a
31/03/19		£0	£0	£0	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.thephoenixgarden.org

admin@thephoenixgarden.org

02073793187

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Land or water management

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Camden, City Of Westminster,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£9,740
City Bridge Trust	£2,200
Camden Giving	£1,758

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Camden Giving - THE PHOENIX GARDEN
£1,758	16/04/2024	Enabling local residents to connect with one another through gardening in a gentle, non invasive way, helping to reducing feelings of isolation or exclusion while improving their local environment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Little Garden Explorers
£9,740	18/11/2022	This funding will provide a pre-school child and adult wildlife gardening group. The project looks to facilitate social cohesion and break down barriers to traditional wildlife in an area classified as having high green space deprivation.
City Bridge Trust - Eco audit to The Phoenix Garden
£2,200	03/10/2022	£2,200 (5.5 days) to provide an eco-audit.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sustaining the Community Run Garden
£9,800	25/07/2019 12	The funding will be used to buy equipment and train new volunteers to improve an urban garden. The project aims to ensure continued safe access to this community facility.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

ALEXANDER JAMES LLOYD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Phsycology Lecturer

CATHERINE MATHESON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Teacher

CLAUDE ASGILL Appointed: 2020

FRANCIS LLUVERT GO Appointed: 2020, Occupation: It Specialist

GARRARD KNOWLES Appointed: 2018

SUE VINCENT Appointed: 2019

TIMOTHY LYNN Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/06/2018, number: 1178847

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR21: 38 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE PHOENIX GARDEN on 12/11/2024

Main office

The Phoenix Garden
21 Stacey Street
London
WC2H 8DG

Objectives

1) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN (OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF) PUBLIC GARDENS AND OPEN SPACES FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COVENT GARDEN AND OTHERS, IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS AND OTHERS AND TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN SUITABLE HABITATS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE WILDLIFE.2) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COVENT GARDEN AND SOHO (AND THE SURROUNDING AREA) NEIGHBOURHOOD BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES.

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